Canada

House of CommonsSenate

Senate

Parliamentary system
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Structure of parliament Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral
Bicameral
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IPU membership Current membership status
Yes
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Data on youth

Basic information > About parliament

Basic information > About parliament

Speaker

Year of birth
1948

Age

Data on the age of parliamentarians is collected at start of the legislature, following the most recent elections. This data is not updated during the legislature.

 

Average age of all members
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Youngest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
38
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Youngest member
Patrick Brazeau (Male)
Oldest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
74
Oldest member
Lillian Eva Dyck (Female)

Reserved seats and quotas

Electoral quota for youth Quotas to promote the representation of youth in parliament.
No
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Elections > Election system

Eligibility and voting

Minimum age of eligibility The minimum age to become a member of parliament, or to run in parliamentary elections, may be different for each chamber in bicameral parliaments. The age of eligibility is sometimes higher than the minimum age for voting.
30
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